Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device

T Cao, XL Shi, ZG Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to their capabilities of solid-state conversion between heat and electricity, zero-
emission, and high flexibility, flexible thermoelectric devices (F-TEDs) have exhibited great …

Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices

XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …

Lattice expansion enables interstitial do** to achieve a high average ZT in n‐type PbS

Z Liu, T Hong, L Xu, S Wang, X Gao… - Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lead sulfide (PbS) presents large potential in thermoelectric application due to its earth‐
abundant S element. However, its inferior average ZT (ZTave) value makes PbS less …

Thermoelectrics: From history, a window to the future

D Beretta, N Neophytou, JM Hodges… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity offers a sustainable path to recover and convert waste heat into readily
available electric energy, and has been studied for more than two centuries. From the …

Fiber-based thermoelectrics for solid, portable, and wearable electronics

XL Shi, WY Chen, T Zhang, J Zou… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the growing demand for solid, portable, and wearable electronics, exploring recyclable
and stable charging and cooling techniques is of significance. Fiber-based thermoelectrics …

High performance thermoelectric materials: progress and their applications

L Yang, ZG Chen, MS Dargusch… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric (TE) materials have the capability of converting heat into electricity, which
can improve fuel efficiency, as well as providing robust alternative energy supply in multiple …

Lattice strain advances thermoelectrics

Y Wu, Z Chen, P Nan, F **ong, S Lin, X Zhang, Y Chen… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Lattice vibrations in crystalline materials generate phonons as heat carriers for heat
conduction, and the phonon dispersion (energy versus momentum) is fundamentally …

Adaptable sublattice stabilized high-entropy materials with superior thermoelectric performance

H Gao, K Zhao, H Wuliji, M Zhu, B Xu, H Lin… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-entropy engineering is considered one of the most promising strategies in materials
science, including the field of thermoelectrics. However, the presence of multiple elements …

Rhombohedral to cubic conversion of GeTe via MnTe alloying leads to ultralow thermal conductivity, electronic band convergence, and high thermoelectric …

Z Zheng, X Su, R Deng, C Stoumpos… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this study, a series of Ge1–x Mn x Te (x= 0–0.21) compounds were prepared by a melting–
quenching–annealing process combined with spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of …

High‐performance thermoelectric SnSe: aqueous synthesis, innovations, and challenges

XL Shi, X Tao, J Zou, ZG Chen - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tin selenide (SnSe) is one of the most promising candidates to realize environmentally
friendly, cost‐effective, and high‐performance thermoelectrics, derived from its outstanding …